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The
London Underground
The
London Underground is the oldest
underground railway
In the world. It was opened in 1863, and, in 2013 it was 150
years old. The Londoners call it the Tube.
The
London Tube has 270 stations and 11 lines. The lines
are not numbered, they have colours and
names instead. The
oldest line is the Hammersmith and City Line which is red and
yellow, and, the newest line is the Victoria line which is purple.
The entire
network is 402 kilometres long!
The
Tube is used by more than 3 million people every day, and is the most
popular way
of getting around London. It's fast, cheap, clean, and
reliable.
London
is waiting for you!
Vocabulary
entire
– ganze
instead
– stattdessen
lines
- Linien
network
– System
numbered
- nummeriert
oldest
- (old/older/oldest)
- älteste
popular
- beliebt
reliable
– verlässlich
tube
- Rohre
underground
railway - U Bahn
way
– Art und Weiser
Questions
When
was the Tube opened?
How
many people use the London tube each day?
How
many stations does the Tube have?
How
long is the Tube network?
Why
are the London buses better than the Tube?
Why
do you prefer buses?
Why
do you enjoy visiting London?
How
old will the London Tube be in 2015?
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